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19th Street reconstruction affecting traffic, some bus routes
LAWRENCE — Beginning Monday, March 11, work is scheduled to begin on the 19th Street Reconstruction and Pedestrian Tunnel projects at the south end of the Lawrence campus. ...
Honors director finalists to give public presentations
LAWRENCE — The university community is invited to attend public presentations delivered by three finalists for director of the University Honors Program at the University of Kansas. ...
$2.8M gift establishes scholarships for KU medical students
LAWRENCE — A gift of more than $2.8 million from the estate of a California couple who were native Kansans will fund scholarships for medical students at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. ...
Retiree luncheon dates announced
Study: Lost productivity to March Madness part of the game in sporting organizations
LAWRENCE — Every spring, the NCAA basketball tournament tips off and people around the country call in sick, take long lunch hours or watch games at their desk, sometimes in a clandestine fashion, sometimes in the open. And just as regularly, stories follow about the lost productivity due to March...
Kansas Supreme Court set to visit KU
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Supreme Court is set to visit the University of Kansas as part of an ongoing outreach program to familiarize Kansans with the high court and its work. ...
Business professor named Fellow of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
LAWRENCE — Jill Ellingson, professor of human resource management and Dana Anderson Research Fellow, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The honor recognizes her distinguished contributions to the field, including her research on human resource management, individual differences and employment assessment. ...
KU community mourns death of School of Engineering professor James Sterbenz
LAWRENCE — The University of Kanas community is mourning the death James Sterbenz, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. He died Feb. 25 in Lawrence. ...
School of Architecture & Design welcomes faculty member
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the appointment of Gregory Crichlow as assistant professor of architecture. He will begin his work in this new capacity starting in fall 2019. ...
Researchers tackle mysteries of dark matter, dark energy with new DOE grant
LAWRENCE — Can’t find your house keys? Frustrated by that sock that seemed to disappear during laundry? ...
Students earn top honors at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas student designers who attended the recent Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Region V went home with first-place awards from the judging panel:...
Conference to explore future of federal Indian law
LAWRENCE – American Indian law scholars and advocates will gather at the University of Kansas this week to discuss the “U.S. Supreme Court and the Future of Federal Indian Law” during the 23rd annual Tribal Law & Government Conference. ...
Lawrence campus participating in statewide tornado drill March 5
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Lawrence campus will conduct an all-systems test of its emergency alert systems at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 5. ...
Submit your art for the KPR coffee mug design contest
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio is looking for your unique design to place on the 2019 KPR Membership Coffee Mug that we will give out this summer to members of KPR at our Ice Cream Social. ...
Visiting scholar to present annual lecture on premodern climate change
LAWRENCE — Where do the stories we tell about the weather come from? How long have we been telling them? Centuries before the advent of global warming accelerated by industrialization, humans imagined their own actions to bring about weather events. Professor Kellie Robertson of the University of Maryland will take...
Professor explores free trade agreement protections for women's, LGBTQ rights
LAWRENCE — The world of international trade is changing rapidly, with the United States and trading partners levying new tariffs, while new free trade agreements are formed and others scrapped. In the midst of the ongoing trade upheaval, a University of Kansas law professor has examined how such agreements can...
Hedden inducted into Kansas music educators’ Hall of Fame
LAWRENCE – Debra Hedden, professor and director of music education at the University of Kansas School of Music, was one of three Kansas educators inducted into the Kansas Music Educators Association’s Hall of Fame last weekend. ...
Indictments could scramble Israeli elections, KU expert says
LAWRENCE – How will this week’s announcement of corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affect the country’s April 9 parliamentary elections? ...
63rd Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest accepting submissions
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries are now accepting submissions for the 63rd annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest. All KU students — graduate and undergraduate — are eligible and encouraged to enter. ...
Johnson Award offers funds for interdisciplinary studies
LAWRENCE — The Humanities Program at the University of Kansas is now accepting applications for the annual Ted Johnson Interrelations of the Humanities and the Arts Award. ...
Two students selected as finalists for Truman Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Two juniors at the University of Kansas will compete as finalists for Harry S. Truman Scholarships, which provide up to $30,000 for graduate study. ...
KU students win awards at Capitol Graduate Research Summit
LAWRENCE — Two graduate students from the University of Kansas received awards at the 16th annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit. James Lafikes, doctoral student in civil engineering, received a research award from the Office of Graduate Studies, and Zoe Dimond, doctoral student in microbiology, received a research award from BioKansas. ...
Study: Evidence-based practices for boosting math problem skills not as effective with English language learners
LAWRENCE — Every year, American students score poorly in international math achievement comparisons. Interventions to help boost math skills have been found effective in some cases for English-dominant speaking students, but a new study co-written by a University of Kansas researcher has found that evidence-based methods to boost problem-solving skills...
College seeks to lead efforts to diversify museum workforce with new joint master’s degree
LAWRENCE — The creation of new joint degree puts the University of Kansas at the forefront of the push to address the lack of diversity in the museum workforce in America. ...
Graduate Studies seeks nominations of doctoral candidates
LAWRENCE — The Office of Graduate Studies invites the University of Kansas campus community to nominate doctoral candidates and recent doctoral graduates for the Argersinger Dissertation Award. ...
Department of Educational Psychology appoints new chair
LAWRENCE – Rick Ginsberg, dean of the School of Education at the University of Kansas, has announced a change in leadership within the Department of Educational Psychology. ...